Friday 1 October 2010 04.59 EDT
First published on Friday 1 October 2010 04.59 EDT

One of the green means of transportation in Africa. A bike leaning against a green school wall, belonging to one of the participants in a water pump maintenance training programme that took place in Itoculo district, Nampula Province, Mozambique this July

A green bach near Fox river on the west coast of South Island, New Zealand, stands precipitously on a vegetated cliff top. It blends perfectly into the surroundings, in an attempt to meld the architectural colours with nature

I took this photo in Hyde Park, in this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. The red part is the inside of the pavilion, shot thanks to a mirrored door left ajar. The green is a reflection of trees in the pavilion's outside walls. I liked the word 'green' on a red surface, and reddish reflections on green trees Photograph: Slawek kozdras

Graeme Fordham:

I caught this image at the side of the road between Dahab and Sharm in the Sinai Peninsular, Egypt, after heavy rains last winter. They were the heaviest rains in many years and released lush green life from seeds lying dormant in the ground. The searing heat soon dried the ground but the shoots flourished from beneath it, creating this unusual spectacle
Natalie Mayer, judge: This is a nicely observed scene - a plant triumphing in apparent environmental adversity. It might have added interest if the photographer had widened the aperture to dramatically decrease the depth of field - F2.8 or below, with the focus held on the greenery, would really have given this shot added pop. Sometimes, having the whole photo in focus can make it look a bit snap-shot like. Narrowing the range of focus draws the viewer's eye to the important elements of the shot and helps us quickly make sense of the photographer's vision

Nicholas Lam:

Ladybird living in the green
Natalie Mayer, judge: This image is technically perfect, and takes advantage of a nice wide aperture, as mentioned in the previous comment. It's beautifully sharp, with the focus precisely in the right place - doesn't your eye just go to exactly the right area of the photograph as soon as you look at it? That is the benefit of using depth of field cleverly. Obviously this one also has the 'pop' of great colour contrast on its side too. An excellent runner up, thank you!

The winning photo by Jason Pemberton:

Cycling out of Pokhara in Nepal I spotted these farmers carrying feed through the intensely green rice paddies
Natalie Mayer, judge: This is a really nicely balanced composition, and it certainly takes in the theme of green, so for me it is the outstanding winner this month. The photographer has included just enough to make the shot interesting to look at - if that fella hadn't been at the front, providing us with some detail, or if any distracting elements had been included around the edges, then the composition wouldn't have worked nearly so well. Well done!